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arun-india
Oct 06, 2025Aspirant
RN426E22 NAS Stuck on "Welcome to Netgear Storage" – No Button Response, No Network Access
Hi Team, My NAS (model: RN426E22) is stuck on the "Welcome to Netgear Storage" screen. There is no response when I press the center button or any of the four surrounding buttons. Additionally, the ...
Sandshark
Oct 07, 2025Sensei - Experienced User
That's pretty much it. You can mark the drives as you remove them. I use a Sharpie and write right on the drive. When booted diskless, it should not require a long press to turn off.
I suggest you wait to see the results of the diskless test and memory test before you consider an OS re-install. What you are seeing is not a typical failure associated with a corrupt OS and doing a re-install now could have negative consequences.
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